Race Matters

What's next for the Dakota Access Pipeline?

By Courtney Norris

In the standoff over the Dakota Access Pipeline, neither side is calling it quits after a recent decision by the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers to halt a final leg of the project.

Somali-American lawmaker says DC cab driver called her 'ISIS'

By Associated Press

Ilhan Omar, 33, says she is troubled by growing animosity toward Muslim people.

Canada names Viola Desmond as first Canadian woman on banknote

By Alison Thoet

Canada’s central bank announced Thursday that Viola Desmond will become the first woman who is not royalty on Canadian currency.

'Dear Gwen': Letters from female journalists of color she inspired

By Kenya Downs

Gwen Ifill was "a beacon for so many of us, women of color especially, who wanted so badly to see themselves reflected in the media." -- Tanzina Vega, National reporter for CNN.

Native poet speaks the language of Standing Rock -- and explains how a presidential apology falls short

By Mary Jo Brooks

Poet Layli Long Soldier's forthcoming collection of poetry called "Whereas" is a critique of President Obama's 2010 apology to Native Americans for their mistreatment by the U.S. government.

Risking political pushback, private colleges enroll undocumented students

By Timothy Pratt, The Hechinger Report

Universities and colleges, some of which announced new policies on undocumented students only in the last few months, are now noisy with marches, protests and petitions demanding that these policies survive the Trump administration and that campuses be turned into…

War whoops and hugs among 'water protectors' follow denied permit to Dakota Access

By Jenni Monet

The decision is seen as a victory by the thousands of ‘water protectors’ who have journeyed to the North Dakota prairie to protest the energy project.

Army temporarily halts Dakota Access pipeline project

By Michael D. Regan

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced Sunday they would not grant easement for the pipeline construction under Lake Oahe.

'Sad Asian Girls' collective takes on stereotypes of Asian women

By Rebecca Oh

“Sad Asian Girls” is a team of two Rhode Island School of Design students who wanted to carve out an inclusive space online for Asian femmes.

Supreme Court to hear cases about use of race in redistricting

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

The Supreme Court is returning to the familiar intersection of race and politics, in a pair of cases examining redistricting in North Carolina and Virginia.